1991 Norfolk Island electoral status referendum

none the referendum with a similar question held in January 1991 1991 Norfolk Island status referendum The Commonwealth proposes to pass a law to make Norfolk Island a part of Canberra for federal electoral purposes. Are you in favor of this proposal? Norfolk Island 21 October 1991 178 801 7 An electoral status referendum was held in Norfolk Island on 21 October 1991 on whether Norfolk Island would become part of Canberra for electoral purposes.Benjamen Franklen Gussen (2019) "Citizen-initiated referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island", Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, volume 21, issue 1 Voters were asked: "The Commonwealth proposes to pass a law to make Norfolk Island a part of Canberra for federal electoral purposes. Are you in favor of this proposal?". The referendum was defeated in a landslide, with more than 80% of voters against the proposal.Norfolk https://sudd.ch/list.php?lang=de&area=Norfolk&topic=&first=NaN&last=NaN&sense=desc Direct Democracy https://web.archive.org/web/20231128084453/https://sudd.ch/list.php?lang=de&area=Norfolk&topic=&first=NaN&last=NaN&sense=desc 28 November 2023 References Category:Referendums in Norfolk Island Norfolk